sumasree
I never dreamed I'd have to face life alone. My mom and dad were my entire world, the support I couldn't live without. To me, family wasn't just a necessity,it was everything. I was sheltered, never having really seen the outside world on my own.
But in a heartbeat, everything reversed. An accident changed my life forever. I was in the 11th grade, caught in that middle ground of being a teenager but still feeling like a total kid. I cried until my body was dehydrated; I was lost in a dark room where I couldn't find a single flicker of light. I kept asking myself, 'Who am I without them?'
I didn't know anyone except the people I had just lost. In those depths, I wondered if I'd find more peace in death than pain in life. That's when I realised that relatives and neighbours are often only there for the high times,they become strangers the moment you hit your lows. I didn't know whether to resent God for the pain or beg Him for better days.
Then, everything changed. I found a way forward through education. I pushed through, finished my 12th grade, and with my grandmother's support, I joined an engineering college and eventually secured a campus placement. I made friends along the way, but no one could ever fill the void left by my family.
Then, I found her,my life partner. She never let me feel the sting of what I'd lost. She became my mother, my father, and my woman all at once. She was the lap I had been searching for and the strength I leaned on when I felt weak. She became my everything.
Within three years, we were blessed with a boy and a girl. I named them Shekhar and Shanthi, after my parents. Now, my parents are with me again in a way, and together, we are taking care of my grandmother
There is life after every season :)